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September 2019 THE BEACON Page 3A
What is it?
Last month’s item resulted in
a significant number of family
stories. “The item is a centrifugal
force cream separator. My family
had one when we used to milk
cows. The bowl on top was
geared to spin at a high rate of
speed with each turn of the crank.
Discs and parts were stacked
together to separate the cream
off to a smaller can that sat on
the round shelf. The larger milk
can usually sat on the floor. The
two spouts you can see in the
photo directed milk to those two
Last month: a cream
separator
cans. I recall that there was an adjustment screw to control
the mixture of cream that went into the milk depending
on how much butterfat you wanted in it. I also remember
what an effort it was to disassemble it and clean all of the
working parts. I have no idea whatever happened to ours,
but what I’d give to hear that sound of it spinning again!”
shared Jon P. McKamey, Ph.D., Brookville.
Mary Keith, Aurora, shared a similar sentiment, “My
father milked the cows. I can still remember the sound of
the cream separator and its peaceful whine.”
“One of the most intriguing items at a dairy farm was
the cream separator. It works through centrifugal force. In
its raw form, milk contains a mixture of large and small
butterfat particles held in suspension because they weigh
less than the other parts of whole milk. The cream flows
into the cans destined for town, and the milk went into
buckets.” shared Marc Brunner, Manchester.
Tom DeVille of Aurora submitted a funny story, “My
grandparents had a cream separator. I didn’t know exactly
what speed it was supposed to be run, but my grandfather
would not allow me to use the apparatus. When the
temperature rose in the summer, my grandmother showed
me what speed I needed to maintain to get the cream to
separate. It was a hand crank model which eventually was
electrified. After a few days of manually cranking this
apparatus, the job became work, but my grandparents were
happy that I had learned how to use it so quickly. I got to
continue the job.”
“I cranked the wheel on a cream separator for hours at
my grandfather’s home in Aberdeen. His name was Alfred
McKinley, and he sold the cream at Kyles Creamery near
Manchester,” said Rev. Charles McKinley, Moores Hill
Correct guesses were also submitted by Lyn Walraven,
Ross Ohio; Ed Oehlman, Brookville; Carol Morton,
Brookville; Gerald Gauck, Milan; Evelyn Wandstrat,
Dillsboro; Robert Hill, Dillsboro; Londalea Murray,
Dillsboro; Frank Farrell, Lawrenceburg; Bill Roleson,
Brookville; Maggie Fain, Brookville; Eric Smith, Bright;
Mark Busching, Versailles; Rudy Gesell, Brookville;
Luann Konradi, Sunman, Connie Gayda, Brookville;
Diana Trabel, St. Peters.
We are glad that the cream separator brought back so
many wonderful memories for our readers.
This month’s challenge was a design feature found
in homes in years gone by. Please e-mail your guesses
along with your name and where you live to editor@
goBEACONnews.com by Friday, August 23.
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Income Tax Council Funds Life Squad
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$19,000.
Mr. Eberhart handles the
maintenance on the equipment
and has determined that
a gas engine rather than diesel
will better fit the needs of the
department. The exhaust system
required by federal regulations
includes filters that
clog and are estimated to cost
$3000 plus labor. These filters
clog at a faster rate because
ambulances sit idling for
long periods of time during
patient care and do not reach
the required 2000-3000 RPM
to keep the filters unclogged.
The result is more time in the
shop for maintenance than on
the road serving the community.
Maintenance and fuel
are also expected to be more
cost-effective.
The Bright Fire and EMS
are responsible for providing
services to approximately
one third of the county. While
EMS services may be dispatched
alone, all fire runs
require that EMS go as well.
A motion was made by
Council member Bill Ullrich
to grant the request for funding.
“You’re very knowledgeable
(about the situation) and
have done your homework,’
stated Mr. Ullrich. The motion
was seconded by Council
member Dennis Kraus and
passed unanimously.
Per Indiana Code 6-3.6-
6-8(c), all of the Dearborn
County Income Tax Council
was notified of the application
requesting distribution
of funds. The county council
makes decisions about the
LIT. Public safety revenue
can be divided among the
county, cities and towns, and
fire departments. The LIT is
collected with state income
taxes by the state Department
of Revenue. The revenue is
then distributed back to the
counties via a process called
“certified distribution.” According
to the state code,
the amount of the certified
distribution that is allocated
to public safety purposes, and
after making allocations under
IC 6-3.6-11, shall be allocated
to the county and to each municipality
in the county that
is carrying out or providing
at least one (1) public safety
purpose.
Entities eligible for disbursements
of funds must apply
for funding by July 1 for
a distribution of tax revenue
under this section during the
following calendar year. The
Dearborn County Income
Tax Council then reviews the
applications submitted. The
council may, before September
1 of a year, adopt a resolution
requiring that the applicants
shall receive a specified
amount of the tax revenue to
be distributed monthly during
the following calendar year.
The resolution for the disbursement
of the funds to the
Bright Fire Dept. and EMS
will be presented for final
signing at the meeting of the
Dearborn County Income Tax
Council on August 12.
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